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When I went backpacking last weekend, I experienced ideal conditions for developing hypothermia. I was hiking through heavy mist and light rain, which grew heavier as the day wore on. Temperatures were in the low 40’s F and the wind was blowing at about 20 miles an hour. After a …

Do you remember the orange tag that was attached to your eVent jacket when you bought it? The one that said, Please Wash Me Often. It sounded like a good idea then, but I never seemed to get around to it. That finally changed this week. My jacket was noticeably …

On my way out to work yesterday, my wife wrinkled her nose at me and told me that my Gore-tex shell, a 9 oz. Outdoor Research Celestial Jacket, was really smelling bad. I wear this coat all year round as a multipurpose wind shirt, rain jacket, and vapor barrier for …